566711 Wed Oct 22 15:44:22 -0700 2008 25 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4122232 I went to Costco today for the first time in many years and for the first time as a San Franciscan. I nearly fell over when I saw Fra'mani savory meatloaf in the refrigerator section. Neither I nor my husband-to-be even likes meatloaf very much, but Fra'mani is far and away my favorite of the local artisan sausages, so I am willing to try anything their name on the package. Three pounds, $15, in two packages, with a tomato sauce. Will be dinner someday soon. An earlier post noted that Richmond Costco stocked Fra'mani cooked sausage, as of last year : http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/446721 . I didn't have time today to find other Fra'mani products at SF Costco -- I think it takes practice to navigate the store -- but if I looked harder would I have found more? Wed Oct 22 15:44:22 -0700 2008 10032 david kaplan 1 4122242 Yes. We buy the Fra'mani Italian sausages at the SF Costco. They are with all the other sausages. Wed Oct 22 15:49:51 -0700 2008 4122232 11204 srr 2 4122272 Do they have the cooked or raw sausages? Guess I'm going back to Costco soon! Next time I'll do more research here about favorite Costco products. Wed Oct 22 16:02:12 -0700 2008 4122242 10032 david kaplan 3 4122701 Cooked spicy Italian. Wed Oct 22 19:17:18 -0700 2008 4122272 17723 lexdevil 3 4123026 I've had these from the Mountain View Costco. They're pretty good. Wed Oct 22 22:18:37 -0700 2008 4122272 17346 Cicely 1 4123072 I saw that meatloaf at the San Leandro Costco this week and was curious about it. I look forward to your report! Wed Oct 22 22:51:12 -0700 2008 4122232 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 4123140 Is this non-dairy? I am curious. Thanks. Thu Oct 23 00:14:59 -0700 2008 4122232 69364 grishnackh 2 4123418 Nope. Contains milk, cheese, and glutens. Pork and beef are the first two ingredients. Thu Oct 23 06:22:54 -0700 2008 4123140 10032 david kaplan 1 4124313 Hard times are here again. Thu Oct 23 11:47:54 -0700 2008 4122232 159761 keg 2 4125152 Not so hard when you're eating designer label meatloaf. Wait until meat loaf dominates the home cooking board. Thu Oct 23 17:11:06 -0700 2008 4124313 131118 Xiao Yang 1 4973627 I was buying the Fra'mani meatloaf from Costco for a while but then they stopped carrying it. LOVE IT. Perfect size for 2 people for dinner, and some left over for lunch. Anyone seen it recently? Mon Aug 24 13:46:30 -0700 2009 4122232 51435 lamster 2 4974632 Not at SF Costco around a week ago. Mon Aug 24 20:04:23 -0700 2009 4973627 10032 david kaplan 3 5008492 Bought Fra Mani turkey meatloaf at Sacramento Costco today. They also had Fra Mani premade pasta bolognese and a plain polenta. Looking forward to trying the meatloaf, didn't pick up the other two items though. Sat Sep 05 21:46:50 -0700 2009 4974632 230438 spineguy 4 5008586 I picked up the polenta, and they also had the other two at the SF costco. Sun Sep 06 00:03:56 -0700 2009 5008492 82489 margieco 3 5042362 This Chron article says the turkey meat loaf is one of the 4 things Fra'mani makes for Costco. It's a decent read as well. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/19/BUUQ19O5B7.DTL&type=food Sat Sep 19 13:20:14 -0700 2009 4974632 27275 ML8000 4 5044096 That was a good article. I have such a tremendous amount of respect for Paul Bertolli. I remember eating at Oliveto for the first time in '92 or '93 and it was a relevation. We have since moved to Sacramento and still go to Oliveto occasionally, even though Paul is no longer cooking there. His influence is still apparent though, and it remains one of our favorite restaurants. Sun Sep 20 13:05:34 -0700 2009 5042362 230438 spineguy 1 5064488 Went to Costco this weekend and found the savory meatloaf, cooked sausage and polenta. I bought the meatloaf as I am a fan of it from last year. I also grabbed a package of the sausages but I haven't tried it yet. I would have been tempted to get the polenta too but they were giving out samples and I wasn't a fan. Not enough flavor and was on the cold side - though that's a problem with the Costco worker, not the actual product itself. The meatloaf though... we had it last night and it was turkey meatloaf. I think last year, it was beef? Can someone confirm that for me? Both versions are good though I think I prefer the beef. Mon Sep 28 12:12:43 -0700 2009 4122232 51435 lamster 2 5065815 I have both in the freezer. Last years meatloaf was a beef/pork Polpettone. The new one is turkey. I haven't tried it yet, but I am hoping it is not as oily as the old one. I am really looking forward to the beef braised in Zinfandel. Mon Sep 28 21:21:29 -0700 2009 5064488 67883 oaktowngirl 3 5067760 Thanks oaktowngirl. I couldn't remember! Tue Sep 29 14:58:24 -0700 2009 5065815 51435 lamster 4 5079167 I found the beef in zin up here in the Pacific Northwest - anyone tried it yet? Sun Oct 04 20:22:19 -0700 2009 5067760 255595 blkery 5 5079276 Yummy. Rich, really a boeuf bourgignon, Italian style. Served with the organic polenta. Sun Oct 04 22:00:13 -0700 2009 5079167 67883 oaktowngirl 6 5084162 I tried it out and followed the heating directions on the stovetop (5 min on medium give or take), but the beef turned out pretty tough. I left the range for a minute with the pot covered and came back to find it at moderate boil. You can tell I don't braise much - would this have toughened the meat? Tue Oct 06 18:20:28 -0700 2009 5079276 255595 blkery 7 5084516 I warmed ours in the oven, covered in foil, per the directions and found the meat too dense/tough for our taste. We prefer a "looser" meatloaf, so we won't be buying the meatloaf again. We also prefer a sweeter glaze and more sauce on top. Tue Oct 06 21:37:25 -0700 2009 5084162 197650 cvhound 8 5084924 Oh, sorry, I was referring to the braised beef. Wed Oct 07 06:15:55 -0700 2009 5084516 255595 blkery 1 5116687 I purchased the turkey meatloaf at Costco, but separated the two meals and threw away the instructions... duh. Will someone post the cooking instructions - preferably the oven directions. Thanks. Tue Oct 20 06:36:44 -0700 2009 4122232 1117731 karnps 2 5117032 You could contact Fra'mani for that: http://www.framani.com/write_to_us Tue Oct 20 08:50:19 -0700 2009 5116687 10157 farmersdaughter